Tea Party Already Changing Spending Culture in Washington
The 112th Congress has not yet been sworn in, but the Tea Party’s anti-business-as-usual mandate is already being felt on Capitol Hill. National Journal‘s Major Garrett reports: About two weeks ago,...
View ArticleRep. Tom Graves: My Constituents Overwhelmingly Support Entitlement Reform
Rep. Tom Graves (R-Ga.) — a self-described “pro-life, pro-gun constitutional conservative” — never expected to serve on the House Appropriations Committee. As he puts it, he didn’t come to Washington...
View ArticleHurricane Sandy Relief Bill: More Spending Than Disaster Aid
The Hurricane Sandy relief bill racing through the U.S. Senate is a perfect example of the spend-now-save-later practices that are driving the government deeper in debt. Lawmakers cannot seem to find...
View ArticleHurricane Sandy Relief: An Early Opportunity for Budgeting
A good test of whether the 113th Congress is likely to take budgeting seriously will come early this week, when the House considers the remainder of its Hurricane Sandy relief legislation. House...
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House Appropriations Plan Delivers Sequestration Cuts and Protects Defense
Newscom In a refreshing break from tradition, the House Appropriations Committee approved a $967 billion discretionary spending plan that would stay within the fiscal year 2014 sequestration spending...
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Defunding COPS: Eliminating a Wasteful and Ineffective Grant Program
Chris Kleponis/ZUMAPRESS/Newscom The House of Representatives Appropriations Committee marked up the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill for fiscal year 2014 last week....
View ArticleFederal Spending in Action: House Releases Three Spending Bills for 2015
The House Appropriations Committee, headed by Hal Rogers (R–KY), has completed three drafts of the 12 annual spending bills and expects to bring two of them to the floor for consideration this week....
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